those are fair points, i will give you that. but theres zero reason for him to be getting 3rd line minutes this whole season. ill say it again, he has 5 points in 34 games.

The only viable options are Miller and Kreider at this point. What other direction are we going in here?

Miller needs AHL time. Kreider needs to learn he needs to compete every shift of every game for more than just a couple of games in a row until he is an NHL regular. If you are trying to say that that these 2 should be in the lineup over Boyle, then you're simply stepping out of the present time, and projecting romanticized versions of prospects.